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Explain the execution flow of a UDM search query?

Running a UDM search moves through several stages, from parsing the entered query syntax to returning ranked, matching results, with statistical queries adding an additional aggregation stage beyond simple event retrieval.

flowchart TD A[Analyst enters search expression] --> B[Query parsed as YARA-L 2.0 syntax] B --> C[Query validated against known UDM fields] C --> D{Valid syntax and fields?} D -- No --> E[Run search button disabled, error shown] D -- Yes --> F[Query executed against indexed UDM event store] F --> G{Statistical query - has match/outcome/order?} G -- No --> H[Return matching raw events and alerts] G -- Yes --> I[Group results per match section, compute outcome aggregates] I --> J[Apply dedup if specified] J --> K[Sort per order clause, return aggregated results]

As the query is typed, Google SecOps validates it against the known UDM schema in real time — only enabling the Run search button once the expression is syntactically valid and references real UDM fields — catching basic errors before a query is even submitted rather than only failing after execution.

For statistical queries specifically (using match, outcome, dedup, and order sections similar to a detection rule's structure), execution includes an additional aggregation phase: after matching events, results are grouped according to the match fields, outcome expressions are computed per group, duplicate results are optionally reduced via dedup, and the final aggregated results are sorted before being returned — a heavier pipeline than a simple flat event lookup, and one that becomes available only after ingestion processing has fully completed for the relevant time window, which introduces a short delay before very recent events appear in statistical results.

What is validated in real time as a query is being typed?
What introduces a short delay before very recent events appear in statistical query results?

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